Vocabulary

• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• above average
• bird flu: A highly contagious viral disease affecting birds, which can sometimes spread to humans.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• buy in bulk: To purchase goods in large quantities, typically at a lower price per unit.
• bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
• in terms of
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• compared with: In relation to
• through the roof: Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
• grocery list: A list of items to buy at a grocery store.
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• online shopping: The activity of buying goods or services over the Internet.
• leave off: To stop doing something.
• feed into: To have an influence on something or form a part of it
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• slightly: Only a little
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• bulk: Most of something; majority of
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• generous: Giving or ready to give freely
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• savory: (Of taste) salty or spicy rather than sweet
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• crunch: To crush something into pieces
• leave: To go away from; depart
• accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
• tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
• latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
• cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• slowdown: Act of slowing down or falling behind
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• overprice: To price something excessively high